Security Bulletin
Summary
This bulletin discloses three vulnerabilities that affect IBM Watson™ Compare and Comply for IBM Cloud Private for Data:
- A high-severity vulnerability in Eclipse OpenJ9
- A medium-severity vulnerability in IBM WebSphere® Application Server
- A low-severity vulnerability in Oracle® Java SE
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2018-12547
DESCRIPTION: Eclipse OpenJ9 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the jio_snprintf() and jio_vsnprintf() functions. By sending an overly long argument, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/157512 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVEID: CVE-2019-2426
DESCRIPTION: An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE related to the Java SE Networking component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information resulting in a low confidentiality impact using unknown attack vectors.
CVSS Base Score: 3.7
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/155744 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2019-4046
DESCRIPTION: IBM WebSphere Application Server is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper handling of request headers. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the consumption of Memory.
CVSS Base Score: 5.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/156242 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
Remediation/Fixes
| Affected product | Affected versions | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| IBM Watson Compare and Comply for ICP for Data | V1.1.3-V1.1.4 |
Upgrade to IBM Watson Compare and Comply for IBM Cloud Pay for Data V1.1.5. To download the software, go to Passport Advantage, search for "watson compare and comply", then select IBM Watson Compare and Comply for ICP for Data V1.1.5 Linux English eAssembly, part number CJ5MJEN. For information about this version, download the software, extract the content of IBM_WAT_COM_AND_COMPLY_ICPDATA_V1.zip, and open the resulting README.md file. |
Workarounds and Mitigations
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References
Change History
12 July 2019: Original version published
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
17 July 2019
UID
ibm10958929